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Well we have two types of tests. Both are Aqua Chem brand. The strips show "stabilizer" as 0 (though I have added upwards of 2lbs conditioner in the last two week. The other Aqua chem test we have are drops and only tests Chlorine and pH. Both tests show high fc and cc. The chlorine levels were...

We also have an aqua chem test kit. It shows the fc and cc are in the 5.0 range. It also showed the ph as being low, which reading in the pool school and abc's of water chemistry, seems weird. Should I be concerned about the high chlorine and if so, are there steps to reduce? We get a lot of...

Thank you for your forum! I am 8 months pregnant and enduring the 90 + degree days of wonderful Colorado. The pool is surely a refuge. However, the chemistry is a bit confusing. We have been using (apparently) the dreaded test strips and have had consistent low ph, and cya (the strips just say...